diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_search.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/_search.html.haml
index 496ec3c78b0..a5f57f5893c 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_search.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_search.html.haml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 - if @group && @group.persisted? && @group.path
-  - group_data_attrs = { group_path: j(@group.path), name: @group.name, issues_path: issues_group_path(j(@group.path)), mr_path: merge_requests_group_path(j(@group.path)) }
+  - group_data_attrs = { group_path: j(@group.path), name: j(@group.name), issues_path: issues_group_path(@group), mr_path: merge_requests_group_path(@group) }
 - if @project && @project.persisted?
   - project_data_attrs = { project_path: j(@project.path), name: j(@project.name), issues_path: project_issues_path(@project), mr_path: project_merge_requests_path(@project), issues_disabled: !@project.issues_enabled? }
 .search.search-form{ data: { track_label: "navbar_search", track_event: "activate_form_input" } }
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/fj-fix-subgroup-search-url.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/fj-fix-subgroup-search-url.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bee6e97fb6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/fj-fix-subgroup-search-url.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Fix subgroup url in search drop down
+merge_request: 30457
+author:
+type: fixed
diff --git a/spec/features/search/user_uses_header_search_field_spec.rb b/spec/features/search/user_uses_header_search_field_spec.rb
index 1cc47cd6bd1..7ddd5c12cdf 100644
--- a/spec/features/search/user_uses_header_search_field_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/search/user_uses_header_search_field_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe 'User uses header search field' do
+describe 'User uses header search field', :js do
   include FilteredSearchHelpers
 
   let(:project) { create(:project) }
@@ -11,57 +11,12 @@ describe 'User uses header search field' do
     sign_in(user)
   end
 
-  context 'when user is in a global scope', :js do
+  shared_examples 'search field examples' do
     before do
-      visit(root_path)
-      page.find('#search').click
+      visit(url)
     end
 
-    context 'when clicking issues' do
-      it 'shows assigned issues' do
-        find('.search-input-container .dropdown-menu').click_link('Issues assigned to me')
-
-        expect(page).to have_selector('.filtered-search')
-        expect_tokens([assignee_token(user.name)])
-        expect_filtered_search_input_empty
-      end
-
-      it 'shows created issues' do
-        find('.search-input-container .dropdown-menu').click_link("Issues I've created")
-
-        expect(page).to have_selector('.filtered-search')
-        expect_tokens([author_token(user.name)])
-        expect_filtered_search_input_empty
-      end
-    end
-
-    context 'when clicking merge requests' do
-      let!(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, source_project: project, author: user, assignees: [user]) }
-
-      it 'shows assigned merge requests' do
-        find('.search-input-container .dropdown-menu').click_link('Merge requests assigned to me')
-
-        expect(page).to have_selector('.filtered-search')
-        expect_tokens([assignee_token(user.name)])
-        expect_filtered_search_input_empty
-      end
-
-      it 'shows created merge requests' do
-        find('.search-input-container .dropdown-menu').click_link("Merge requests I've created")
-
-        expect(page).to have_selector('.filtered-search')
-        expect_tokens([author_token(user.name)])
-        expect_filtered_search_input_empty
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
-  context 'when user is in a project scope' do
-    before do
-      visit(project_path(project))
-    end
-
-    it 'starts searching by pressing the enter key', :js do
+    it 'starts searching by pressing the enter key' do
       fill_in('search', with: 'gitlab')
       find('#search').native.send_keys(:enter)
 
@@ -70,30 +25,31 @@ describe 'User uses header search field' do
       end
     end
 
-    context 'when clicking the search field', :js do
+    context 'when clicking the search field' do
       before do
         page.find('#search').click
+        wait_for_all_requests
       end
 
       it 'shows category search dropdown' do
-        expect(page).to have_selector('.dropdown-header', text: /#{project.name}/i)
+        expect(page).to have_selector('.dropdown-header', text: /#{scope_name}/i)
       end
 
       context 'when clicking issues' do
         let!(:issue) { create(:issue, project: project, author: user, assignees: [user]) }
 
         it 'shows assigned issues' do
-          find('.dropdown-menu').click_link('Issues assigned to me')
+          find('.search-input-container .dropdown-menu').click_link('Issues assigned to me')
 
-          expect(page).to have_selector('.filtered-search')
+          expect(page).to have_selector('.issues-list .issue')
           expect_tokens([assignee_token(user.name)])
           expect_filtered_search_input_empty
         end
 
         it 'shows created issues' do
-          find('.dropdown-menu').click_link("Issues I've created")
+          find('.search-input-container .dropdown-menu').click_link("Issues I've created")
 
-          expect(page).to have_selector('.filtered-search')
+          expect(page).to have_selector('.issues-list .issue')
           expect_tokens([author_token(user.name)])
           expect_filtered_search_input_empty
         end
@@ -103,33 +59,77 @@ describe 'User uses header search field' do
         let!(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, source_project: project, author: user, assignees: [user]) }
 
         it 'shows assigned merge requests' do
-          find('.dropdown-menu').click_link('Merge requests assigned to me')
+          find('.search-input-container .dropdown-menu').click_link('Merge requests assigned to me')
 
-          expect(page).to have_selector('.merge-requests-holder')
+          expect(page).to have_selector('.mr-list .merge-request')
           expect_tokens([assignee_token(user.name)])
           expect_filtered_search_input_empty
         end
 
         it 'shows created merge requests' do
-          find('.dropdown-menu').click_link("Merge requests I've created")
+          find('.search-input-container .dropdown-menu').click_link("Merge requests I've created")
 
-          expect(page).to have_selector('.merge-requests-holder')
+          expect(page).to have_selector('.mr-list .merge-request')
           expect_tokens([author_token(user.name)])
           expect_filtered_search_input_empty
         end
       end
     end
 
-    context 'when entering text into the search field', :js do
+    context 'when entering text into the search field' do
       before do
         page.within('.search-input-wrap') do
-          fill_in('search', with: project.name[0..3])
+          fill_in('search', with: scope_name.first(4))
         end
       end
 
       it 'does not display the category search dropdown' do
-        expect(page).not_to have_selector('.dropdown-header', text: /#{project.name}/i)
+        expect(page).not_to have_selector('.dropdown-header', text: /#{scope_name}/i)
       end
     end
   end
+
+  context 'when user is in a global scope' do
+    include_examples 'search field examples' do
+      let(:url) { root_path }
+      let(:scope_name) { 'All GitLab' }
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'when user is in a project scope' do
+    include_examples 'search field examples' do
+      let(:url) { project_path(project) }
+      let(:scope_name) { project.name }
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'when user is in a group scope' do
+    let(:group) { create(:group) }
+    let(:project) { create(:project, namespace: group) }
+
+    before do
+      group.add_maintainer(user)
+    end
+
+    include_examples 'search field examples' do
+      let(:url) { group_path(group) }
+      let(:scope_name) { group.name }
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'when user is in a subgroup scope' do
+    let(:group) { create(:group) }
+    let(:subgroup) { create(:group, :public, parent: group) }
+    let(:project) { create(:project, namespace: subgroup) }
+
+    before do
+      group.add_owner(user)
+      subgroup.add_owner(user)
+    end
+
+    include_examples 'search field examples' do
+      let(:url) { group_path(subgroup) }
+      let(:scope_name) { subgroup.name }
+    end
+  end
 end